Comments on: 6 Ways to Compound Your Writing Success https://wordsonpageblog.com/2015/07/6-ways-to-compound-your-writing-success.html a freelance writing resource. Thu, 30 Jun 2016 18:41:38 +0000 hourly 1 By: Eileen https://wordsonpageblog.com/2015/07/6-ways-to-compound-your-writing-success.html#comment-14335 Tue, 14 Jul 2015 19:10:57 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2015/07/6-ways-to-compound-your-writing-success.html/#comment-14335 Look at your network, and see whom you trust who has skills that complement yours. Then let your clients know you can provide a more complete solution. A long-time client asked me if I could do a video script for him. When I said yes, I also pointed out that my daughter recently started her own videography business and we could provide videography and editing services as well. Since this client has worked with me regularly for over 5 years, he trusted me … and thus I ended up as producer/writer in charge of the entire project even though I'd never done anything of that scope before. It was a blast. I'm about ready to contract for a second video project with the same client.

]]> By: Lori Widmer https://wordsonpageblog.com/2015/07/6-ways-to-compound-your-writing-success.html#comment-14334 Tue, 14 Jul 2015 18:28:33 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2015/07/6-ways-to-compound-your-writing-success.html/#comment-14334 Peter, if it had been 11:16 PM, I'd have been posting in my sleep. 😉

Great advice on the footer! I hadn't considered that one, and it's an easy way to upsell.

You couldn't be more right about suggesting other project types. I'm working with a client now and then who thought I did just articles. I exercised #3, and they've hired me for other projects going on two years now.

]]> By: Peter Bowerman https://wordsonpageblog.com/2015/07/6-ways-to-compound-your-writing-success.html#comment-14333 Tue, 14 Jul 2015 15:25:19 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2015/07/6-ways-to-compound-your-writing-success.html/#comment-14333 Great post, Lori!

And Anne, I had to smile at Lori's comment to you above. Now, if only it'd been 11:16 *PM*… 😉

Seriously, good stuff. And #'s 2 & 3 just underscore that absolute truism of freelancing: It's always easier to get more work out of an exiting client than to land a new one. So, poke around their web site and see where there might be holes.

Could their web copy copy use some sprucing up? To give it more of a marketing spin, perhaps? Do they not have any case studies posted, but are in a business that would absolutely benefit from having them? But, by all means, ask them directly (assuming, of course, that they're happy with the work you did for them).

And I heartily second #3: Unless you've done a wide range of stuff for your clients, they'll tend to cubbyhole you in the category of the project you did for them. Proactively remind them of other project types you're able to execute. Perhaps even see if they'd be willing (assuming it's a local client) to sit down with you and have you show them some other work.

One freelancer I know (and her suggestion went into TWFW) puts a note (as a footer, of sorts) at the bottom of all her invoices, in essence, doing just that: Something to the effect of, "And keep me in mind if you need help with X, Y, Z, etc."

Good stuff!

PB

]]> By: Lori Widmer https://wordsonpageblog.com/2015/07/6-ways-to-compound-your-writing-success.html#comment-14332 Mon, 13 Jul 2015 15:16:23 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2015/07/6-ways-to-compound-your-writing-success.html/#comment-14332 That's the smartest thing I've heard all day, Anne. Great insight!

]]> By: Anne Wayman https://wordsonpageblog.com/2015/07/6-ways-to-compound-your-writing-success.html#comment-14331 Mon, 13 Jul 2015 14:33:29 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2015/07/6-ways-to-compound-your-writing-success.html/#comment-14331 Lori, it's been my experience, in writing and in life, that I'm only stuck when I forget I have choice.

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